Rein-supporter.



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REIN SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION mm OCT. 26. 19:2.

1,141,488. Patented June 1, 1915.

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the hips of the horse.

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Application filed Qctober 26, 19M.

ments and consists of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described. and subsequently claimed.

Reference may be had to the accompany ing drawings, and the reference characters marked thereon, which form. a part of this specification. Similar characters refer to similar parts the several figures therein.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a view partly in elevation and partly in vertical section of a portion of a hip-strap of a harness having two of my improved rein-supporters mounted thereon, one shown in side elevation and the other in vertical section. Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same taken on the broken line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

It is found desirable to attach to the hipstrap of a harness, hook-like projections adapted to engage and support the reins and prevent them from slipping down over The rein engages such supporter or projection in a somewhat inclined position with its lower edge in contact with, and adapted to slide upon, the supporter as the reins move back and forth in response to movements of the horse and of the driver. Such frictional resistance as is offered by the projection to the sliding movement of the edge of the rein tends to wear away the edge of the rein, and also creates a-tendency for the rein to creep up over the topor head of the projection.

The principalohjects of the invention are to facilitate the sliding of the rein over the supporter, to prevent Wear upon the lower edge of the rein and to reduce or overcome the tendency of the rein to creep over the head of'the sup orter. These objects I am able to accomp sh by mounting upon the Specification of Letters latcnt.

Patented June 1, 1915.

Serial No. 727,910.

shank of such a supporter on the hip-strap, a roller at substantially right angles to the inclined plane of the rein, and providing said projection with an inclined reiirengaging surface adapted to support the rein in position for its edge to ride upon said roller.

Referring to the drawings wherein the invention is shown in preferred form, I. have shown two of my improved rein-supporters mounted upon the hip-strap, 1. Each rein-supporter comprises a base, 2, head, 3, and shank, e, connecting the head with the base, all preferably formed as an integral casting. Adjacent to the base, the shank, a, is of reduced diameter and of cylindrical form, as shown at 5, and upon this reduced portion, 5, of the shank, I mount a roller, 6, approximately at right angles to the inclined plane occupied by the rein, 7, and adapted to engage and support the lower edge of the rein.

"he upper surface, 8, of the base of the supporter is adapted to form an inclined support for the under side of the rein, whereby the rein is maintained in an inclined position where it passes the supporter, and its lower edge is directed against the roller, 6. The roller, 6, is adapted to retate freely in response to the to-and-fro movements of the rein thus eliminating the sliding friction and reducing to a minimum the wear on the edge of the rein.

As the roller ofl'ers practically no resistance to the movements pf the rein, there is no tendency for the rein to creep up and outward past the roller and over the head, 3, of the supporter. The roller may be ap plied to the shank of the supporter in any known manner. In the preferred form shown, the roller is made by bending a strip of sheet-metal to cylindrical form around the reduced portion, 5, of the shank, forming a split roller.

The supporter may be mounted upon the harness in any known manner. I have shown-it mounted upon the hip-strap by means of two screws, 9, passing through the reduced portion of theshank substantially 10 hip-strap and engaging screw-threaded apflush with the neighboring portion thereof. ertures in the base of the supporter. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set b Vgihat I cllgxim as new and desire to secure my hand this 19th day of October, 1912.

y etters atent is A rein-supporter comprising a base, a ORRIN E head, a connecting shank having a cylindri- Witnesses: cal portion of reduced diameter, and a split Rosn A. LEDUC, sheet-metal roller inclosing the cylindrical GERTRUDE M. Prrz.

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